Meet our Concierge Coordinators

Michele Bourgeois

Michele Bourgeois is currently taking classes towards her Master's Degree in Education
at the University of Rhode Island. She also graduated from the University of Massachusetts
Dartmouth and completed her BFA in Graphic Design and minored in Marketing. She transferred
there from CCRI, where she received her Associates in Fine Arts. While attending CCRI,
Michele gained experience working in the Career and Internship Office for several
semesters. While attending classes at UMassD she worked in the Center for Civic and
Engagement as an AmeriCorps Student Leader in Service. Michele designed promotional
material for a non-profit, South Coast Serves, and volunteered at many events such
as the 2011 International Day of Peace, the 2010 & 2011 MLK Day of Service, at Gifts
to Give in New Bedford, and the 2011 Working Waterfront Festival in New Bedford.

Michele's firsthand experience as a student at CCRI and her internship was, and is,
key in helping students achieve their educational goals. She enjoys motivating and
helping students in any way that she can.

Wale Fayanjuola

Wale Fayanjuola holds two B.S. degrees from the University of Rhode Island, as well
as a minor study in Human Development Studies. Wale has three years of advising experience
as a Resident Advisor at URI, and taught a college success course for one year as
a 101 mentor also at URI. He is currently a Concierge Coordinator at CCRI, serving
underrepresented college populations.

Wale would like his students to know that, "College is an extremely important place
for one to find one's self, and finding success in college is even more difficult
without the proper setting and support system to encourage self-directed learning
and growth- that is where I come in. Here at Connect to College, we try to build a
support system and environment for students who would otherwise be left exposed to
the college experience alone. I believe it is the right of Connect to College scholars
who want to work hard to have the opportunity to have a successful and enjoyable college
experience."

Corey Fernandez

Corey Fernandez joined the CCRI staff in 2012 after spending most of the previous
four years in various positions at The University of Rhode Island in Kingston, RI.
He served as a summer Residence Counselor for the Talent Development program from
2008-2010 and again in 2012. Corey also spent two years teaching Communications 100
under a teaching assistantship contract with URI in the Communications Studies department.
In addition to Corey's work at URI, he currently serves as a Teen Program Coordinator
for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Providence in their Teen Program, which operates within
the Providence Housing Authority's projects in the Hartford, Manton Heights, and Chad
Brown housing facilities.

Corey has a B.A. degree in Communication Studies from URI and is also studying for
his M.A. degree at URI in the same discipline with an emphasis in Rhetoric.

Rekha Rosha

Rekha Rosha is a Floridian by birth but a New Englander by choice. She was born in
West Palm beach, grew up in Miami, and to this day maintains a healthy fear of both
alligators and crocodiles. At the age of 16, her family moved from Miami to Vermont.
After earning her master's degree, she moved to Boston, and since has lived in North
Carolina and New York before settling with her partner in Providence, RI.

Rekha would like her students to know that "As an undergrad, I was clueless about
the many fantastic resources available to me at my college and throughout my local
community. I never did figure out how to study abroad! Having taught at large universities
and smaller colleges-- including Boston University, Northeastern University, and Wake
Forest University--I know all the ins and outs of higher education. I have a good
grasp of how both sides of the college institution--academics and student life--fit
together. I'm eager to talk with you about how to get everything you can out of your
time at CCRI. My goal as a Coordinator is to give you lost and lots of choices! Also,
to have fun."

Rekha holds a B.S. in Communication Arts and Sciences from Lyndon State College, and
her master's degree in English and American Literature from The University of Vermont.
Dr. Rosha received her doctorate in English and American Literature from Brandeis
University, where her research was on the intersection of finance and fiction.